Aldean, "Meant to Be" sit atop charts
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Aldean, "Meant to Be" sit atop charts

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 – Jason Aldean led the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for the week ending June 30 with "Rearview Town," while it was "Meant to Be" yet another week for the super smash hit of Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Dan + Shay were second with "Tequila" on the songs chart. Kane Brown was third with "Heaven," Kenny Chesney fourth "Get Along" and Morgan Wallen fifth with "Up Down," which also features FGL. The duo also was sixth with "Simple," its new single.

Blake Shelton went from 10th to 7th with "I Lived It." "Drowns the Whiskey" by Aldean and featuring Miranda Lambert was up 10 to 11. Chris Lane's "Take Back Home Girl," featuring Tori Kelly, was up 3 to 14. Thomas Rhett jumped 8 to 5 with "Life Changes." Sam Hunt's "Downtown's Dead" was at 17, up 3. Morgan Evans held the 20th spot with "Kiss Somebody," up 5.

"Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset," the new single from Luke Bryan was 28th, up 3. Lady Antebellum also moved up 3, to 27 with "Heart Break." Old Dominion was up 5 to 28 with "Hotel Key."

Dan + Shay also were at 32 with "Keeping Score," which features Kelly Clarkson. Kelsea Ballerini's "I Hate Love Songs" stood at 33, up 5. Jimmie Allen's "Best Shot" was up 4 to 38. Garth Brooks debuted at 42 with his new single "All Day Long." Kip Moore moved 4 to 44 with Last Shot." Cole Swindell debuted at 48 with "Reason to Drink" and Midland at 50 with "Burn Out."

On the albums chart, Luke Combs was second with "This One's For You." Last week's leader, "The Mountain" from Dierks Bentley, fell to third. Brown's self-released disc was fourth with Chris Stapleton's first disc, "Traveller," fifth, up three.

Keith Urban was at eight with "Graffiti U," up three. Old Dominion went from 23 to 18 with "Happy Endings." Wallen was at 20 with "If I Know Me," up 4. Shelton's "Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits" moved up 3 to 22. Kacey Musgraves went from 28 to 25 with "Golden Hour." Urban's "Ripcord" was up 3 to 29. "Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)" debuted at 35. "The Essential Johnny Cash" jumped 13 to 36.

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Trampled By Turtles stayed first with "Life Is Good on the Open Road." Bradley Walker was second with "Blessed: Hymns And Song of Faith." Old Crow Medicine Show as third with "Volunteer," Tommy Emmanuel CGP fourth with "Accomplice One" and "The Long-Awaited Album" from Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers fifth.

On the Americana/Folk chart, Stapleton was one-two-three with "Traveller," "From a Room: Volume 1" and "From a Room: Volume 2." Musgraves was fourth and soul singer Leon Bridges fifth with "Good Thing."

On the overall top 200, Aldean was 10th, Combs 17th, Bentley 26th, Brown 29th and Stapleton's "Traveller" 49th.


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